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Nine of Florida's 67 counties have fewer than 16,000 residents, and all but one are in North Florida, the Panhandle and the Big Bend; the exception is Glades, on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.
Liberty is the smallest, with fewer than 8,000 people, followed by Lafayette, Franklin, Glades, Calhoun, Hamilton, Jefferson, Gulf and Union. These are counties of small county seats, farms, forest and river, where a hospital, a large grocery store or an airport can be a long drive. Franklin and Gulf are the coastal ones, around Apalachicola, Carrabelle and St. George Island, and Port St. Joe and Mexico Beach, and their coast puts their home prices above $400,000, well over the rest. Inland it is the other way: Hamilton and Calhoun are among the lowest-priced counties in the state. Before you commit, check the broadband at the address, the drive to medical care, and the county's hurricane evacuation plan.
Population 7,687. Typical home sale price about $349,000 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $58,671; 14.1% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 8,161. Typical home sale price about $284,000 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $62,757; 21.4% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 12,553. Typical home sale price $518,537 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $64,105; 26.5% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 12,563. Typical home sale price about $239,900 from March to May 2026. Median household income $45,870; 26% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 13,492. Typical home sale price about $218,000 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $50,517; 18.6% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 13,616. Typical home sale price $183,482 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $50,144; 19.7% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 15,091. Typical home sale price about $414,800 from March to May 2026. Median household income $61,212; 24.5% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 15,131. Typical home sale price $413,733 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $61,179; 23.7% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 15,701. Typical home sale price about $270,000 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $64,146; 16.6% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →The ten lowest, by typical sale price in Redfin's latest figures, the three months to June 2026 for most counties, are Madison, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Calhoun, Washington, Glades, Okeechobee, Taylor and Dixie.
Read the answer →Every Florida county, grouped into regions, with its population, typical home sale price, median household income and share of residents 65 and older, each linked to its full county guide.
Open the page →The savings are in taxes; the costs are in housing and insurance.
Only for medical use, with a Florida card. Recreational marijuana is not legal.
You need a Florida doctor's certification first, then the state's card. A qualified physician examines you, in person the first time, and if you have a qualifying condition enters a certification in the state's Medical Marijuana Use Registry; later visits may be by telehealth.
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